After sparking controversy when she famously appeared to wear no pants to a event last year, Lena Dunham promised to show her thighs every day until she died.

And living up to her vow Girls creator Lena, who was named Time Magazine's coolest person of the year, posed up for V Magazine without pants.

Obviously poking fun at her critics, who took to the internet to berate her for her revealing look in October last year, the writer and actress grins seductively at the camera in Terry Richardson's shoot for the magazine.

Who needs pants? Lena Dunham grins on her directors chair in a slinky one-piece

Lena was quick to point out her revealing look at the L.A. Loves Alex's Lemonade Culinary Event, was not because she was wearing no pants, it was just down to some very short shorts.

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But the V Magazine shoot, which coincidentally is out on January 10 -three days before season 2 of Girls hits US screens, doesn't dwell too much on the pantless - but more on Lena's incredible year.

In the interview Lena, wearing a slinky one piece in one shot - and those dimpled thighs have definitely vanished, reveals one of the major perks of becoming famous - free clothes.

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She says: 'Somehow even if I wouldn’t have bought it, the fact that it was free and my grandma’s depression-era mentality make me think it is the most beautiful thing I ever owned, and I wear it for several days straight.'

And the 26-year-old admits she is a huge Talor Swift fan, saying she has even messaged her idol about her albums.

She said: 'We have D.M.’ed. I’m a really big fan. I was like, ‘I just want to let you know that your albums have gotten me through a lot of very hard times.'

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Whatever! Lena's pantless look in October

Read the full Lena Dunham interview in V magazine out on January 10

At the time of her 'pantless faux-pas' director Lena hit out at nasty bloggers who criticised her look.

She
said: 'Last week I wore something to an event...a big top and little
shorts, and a bunch of [blog posts] came out that I had been out without
pants [trousers],' Lena said at a New Yorker Festival.

'I actually saw it..."Love it or hate it: The no pants look." My mom...thought it was so funny.

'My boyfriend was like, "People seem to be worked up about you going out without pants." But I didn’t go out without pants! I had shorts on.

'My response is, get used to it because I am going to live to be 100, and I am going to show my thighs every day till I die.'

Lena, who just signed at $3.5 million deal with Random House to write an advice book, wears next to nothing on her HBO show all the time.

The star also appeared naked during an opening skit at the Emmy Awards - gorging on birthday cake while sitting on a toilet.